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Child Development & Psychology at Western Washington University

Child Development & Psychology at Western Washington University

What traits are you looking for in a child development school? To help you decide if Western Washington University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's child development program.

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Child Development & Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

WWU Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Child Development
  • Master’s Degree in Child Development

WWU Child Development & Psychology Rankings

Child Development Student Demographics at WWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at Western Washington University.

WWU Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

83% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of child development master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Of the students who received a child development master's degree from WWU, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Washington University with a master's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

The following child development concentations are available at Western Washington University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Comparative Psychology 8

Careers That Child Development Grads May Go Into

A degree in child development can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Managers 11,280 $125,490
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 2,330 $73,840
Psychology Professors 860 $68,420
Psychologists 370 $102,760

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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